Sam Moceri

Sam Moceri was a corrupt NYPD policeman who worked for crime boss Arnold Rothstein.

Biography
Sam Moceri was born in New York City, New York to a family of Italian descent, and he joined the New York Police Department. Moceri patrolled Mulberry Bend, and his throat was cut in Bandit's Alley by a criminal, leaving him with a scar that he described as a "second smile". Moceri later joined the narcotics department, and he worked with Gaetano Caiozzo. The two of them were on the take from Arnold Rothstein, and they confiscated five pounds of heroin from Lucky Luciano during a sting operation; Moceri pretended to have been a mute man from Castellamare del Golfo whose throat was cut after he stole some cattle. Moceri was later revealed to be employed by Rothstein when Rothstein and Joe Masseria explained that they had set Luciano up in order to supply Masseria with heroin.